So does everyone believe me now that Dallas Buyers Club was NOT a surprise? Another painfully obvious stat, the Oscars once again nominate nine films under the new rules (now in all three years the rule has been adopted), like we don't know full well that there's enough "cooperation" with the Academy voters to actually put up ten (but that would be waaaaaay too obvious).
So, if you're one of those people like me, we get to spend money going to watch all 9 movies, but hey, when else would I watch Philomena?
Speaking of Philomena, its nomination for Best Picture tops the surprise category from Thursday morning's announcements. This will make a lot of viewers happy, and also cause a lot of good press for such a great film, despite not being the type of film the local homies would see. Here's a couple of more surprises:
Inside Llewyn Davis was nearly shut out of everything, managing to score just two nods for Best Cinematography (ahem..over 12 Years a Slave) and Best Sound Mixing, despite having swept the National Society of Film Critics last week. Ditto to Saving Mr. Banks, who only managed to get noticed for Original Score, despite a strong belief that Emma Thompson Was going to be up for Best Actress. And zero, zilch, nada for The Butler.
Not much else really, although now we can say Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa is an Oscar nominated films, after scoring one for Best Makeup. Clever, Jackass...clever.
Tops in Nominations were tied with 10 between Gravity, sweeping the technical side, and American Hustle, sweeping the artistic side, with nominations in all four acting categories. This could be how Oscar night plays out, a tight race between the two films, and throw in some 12 Years a Slave as well. Whichever film wins the DGA will certainly be a heavy favorite to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
Best Actor is another very tight race. Both Tom Hanks and Robert Redford got bounced in favor of the new Hollywood's Leo Dicaprio and Christian Bale. I still believe the race is between Bruce Dern for Nebraska, which scored six nominations, and Chiwetel Ejiofer for 12 Years a Slave. The best predictor will be the SAG awards, announced this Saturday.
A complete list of all nominees is posted under the Oscars tab! I'll hit you with the party details later.
Otherwise, just wake me up when it's March 2nd.
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